The cornerstones of this country's operation are economic and political strength and power. The black man doesn't have the economic strength - and it will take time for him to build it. But right now the American black man has the political strength and power to change his destiny overnight.

Essien Udom is a Nigerian. At present he's a professor at Ibadan University.

You don't stick a knife in a man's back nine inches and then pull it out six inches and say you're making progress.

We won't organize any black man to be a Democrat or a Republican because both of them have sold us out. Both of them have sold us out; both parties have sold us out. Both parties are racist, and the Democratic Party is more racist than the Republican Party.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us the religion of Islam, which is a religion of peace.

To say it is not practical, one has to also admit that integration is not practical.

Who taught you to hate the color of your skin? Who taught you to hate the texture of your hair? Who taught you to hate the shape of your nose and the shape of your lips? Who taught you to hate yourself from the top of your head to the soles of your feet?